†Mesturus Wagner 1862 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Mesturidae
Parent taxon: Mesturidae according to F. J. Poyato-Ariza and S. Wenz 2002
See also Nursall 1996, Nursall 1999, Sepkoski 2002, Wenz 1967 and Woodward 1895
Sister taxon: Micropycnodon
Subtaxa: Mesturus leedsi Mesturus verrucosus
Type: Mesturus verrucosus
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of France (1 collection)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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